Phelan Loop & Public Plaza

Project Overview

The Phelan Loop and Public Plaza projects will transform the existing Muni Phelan bus loop on the north side of Ocean Ave. between Phelan Ave. and Lee St. into a more efficient and pedestrian friendly transit terminal and new public open space.

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Project Details

The Phelan Loop and Public Plaza projects are key components of the Balboa Park Station Area Plan EIR/EIS, approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2008. These projects will transform the existing Muni Phelan bus loop on the north side of Ocean Ave. between Phelan Ave. and Lee St. into a more efficient and pedestrian friendly transit terminal and new public open space.

The Phelan Loop Project will reconfigure the existing bus terminal loop or buses to enter the loop off of westbound Ocean Ave. (where they do with the existing loop) and utilizing some underused public land go clockwise behind San Francisco Firehouse #15, exiting onto southbound Phelan Ave. north of Ocean Ave. This will free up the rest of the loop property for a 200’ x 65’ public plaza and a 72 unit affordable housing development, built through the auspices of the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The new Phelan Loop will provide Muni with an entirely new transit infrastructure: including a new overhead wire system, pavement, boarding islands, lighting, bus shelters, landscaping and operator restrooms.

The public plaza, just west of the bus loop, will be mostly hardscape with some seating, trees, pedestrian style lighting and public art. It will serve as a pedestrian pathway between the Muni K-line boarding islands on Ocean Ave., the new Phelan Loop bus stops and the Ocean Ave. campus of City College. It could also be the site of farmer’s markets, community fairs and other community gatherings. The plaza will also serve as the front entrance into the affordable housing development, and as the legal address of that development.